Shakeel Phinn (born October 31, 1990) is a Canadian professional boxer who has held the WBC–NABF and IBF North American super middleweight titles since 2019.
Early life Phinn was born on October 31, 1990, in Brossard, Quebec, Canada. His father, Benjamin, was an amateur boxer. Phinn played running back at Champlain College Saint-Lambert, where he was named team offensive MVP for the 2010–11 season. He joined oneXone Boxing Gym in Saint-Hubert initially to stay conditioned and work on his footwork. He was quickly drawn into the sport and enrolled as an amateur fighter at the gym, competing in his first amateur bout at the age of 21. Within a year, he won the Quebec provincial championship.
Professional career Phinn made his professional debut on January 31, 2015, defeating Eddie Gates via fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) in Gatineau, Quebec. However, he lost in his second bout that April against compatriot Roody Rene on the Adonis Stevenson–Sakio Bika undercard in Quebec City. After three straight victories he knocked out the third-ranked Canadian super middleweight Guillaume Tremblay-Coude in November, although he suffered the first knockdown of his career in the fight. Three months later, just over a year after turning pro, he beat hometown hero Paul Bzdel in Saskatoon to win the vacant national super-middleweight title. His unanimous decision (UD) victory headlined the first night of professional boxing held in the city in 16 years. His eventual sixteen-fight winning streak would be snapped in December 2017, when he suffered his second career loss versus undefeated Mexican prospect Ramón Aguiñaga by majority decision (MD) in Montreal, falling to 16–2.
On December 1, 2018, he faced undefeated American Dario Bredicean for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title on the Adonis Stevenson–Oleksandr Gvozdyk undercard in Quebec City, the night Stevenson suffered a life-threatening brain injury that prematurely ended his career. Phinn battled the Chicago native to a controversial majority draw – one judge scored it 98–92 in clear favor of Phinn, but was overruled by the other two who scored it 95–95. After a win over Mexican journeyman Juan Carlos Raygosa, he defeated Argentine southpaw Elio Germán Rafael on June 8, 2019, by tenth-round TKO for the vacant WBC–NABF and IBF North American super-middleweight titles. In November he travelled to Poland to face undefeated local Mateusz Tryc, losing by UD after eight rounds for the third loss of his career.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes31Draw26–3–2 Erik Bazinyan10May 2, 202430Win26–3–1 Rafael Sosa PintosTKO1 (8), Oct 21, 2023 29Win25–3–1 Ryan YoungUD10May 27, 2023 28Win24–3–1 Vladimir BelujskyUD10Nov 12, 2022 27Win23–3–1 Josué Castañeda PérezTKO7 (8), Sep 10, 2022 26Win22–3–1 Joaquín Murrieta LucioUD6May 21, 2022 25Loss21–3–1 Mateusz TrycUD8Nov 30, 2019 24Win21–2–1 Elio Germán RafaelTKO10 (10), Jun 8, 2019 23Win20–2–1 Juan Carlos RaygosaTKO5 (8), Mar 23, 2019 22Draw19–2–1 Dario Bredicean10Dec 1, 2018 21Win19–2 Crispulo Javier AndinoTKO1 (8), Oct 20, 2018 20Win18–2 Mirzet BajrektarevicTKO6 (8), Jun 9, 2018 19Win17–2 Bartlomiej GrafkaUD8Apr 19, 2018 18Loss16–2 Ramón Aguiñaga8Dec 7, 2017 17Win16–1 Mario AguilarRTD4 (8), Sep 28, 2017 16Win15–1 Bladimir Hernández CazaresRTD4 (10), Aug 19, 2017 15Win14–1 Pablo Daniel Zamora NievasKO2 (8), Jun 15, 2017 14Win13–1 Josué Aguilar10 (10), Mar 30, 2017 13Win12–1 Víctor Manuel Palacios3 (8), Feb 9, 2017 12Win11–1 Mehdi MadaniKO8 (8)Dec 10, 2016 11Win10–1 Tom VautourTKO3 (6), Oct 15, 2016 10Win9–1 Janne ForsmanTKO3 (8), Sep 3, 2016 9Win8–1 Jaudiel ZepedaUD8May 24, 2016 8Win7–1 Guillermo Herrera CamposTKO8 (8), Apr 12, 2016 7Win6–1 Paul BzdelUD10Feb 27, 2016 6Win5–1 Guillaume Tremblay-Coude6 (6)Nov 20, 2015 5Win4–1 Chris AucoinTKO3 (6), Dec 18, 2015 4Win3–1 Colato BoakyeUD4Aug 11, 2015 3Win2–1 Danny WatersUD4Jul 9, 2015 2Loss1–1 Roody Rene4Apr 4, 2015 1Win1–0 Eddie Gates4 (4), Jan 31, 2015
Personal life He co-owns the Donnybrook Boxing Gym in Saint-Henri, Montreal with fellow pro fighter Ian MacKillop. Within a year of its opening, it housed more professional fighters than any other gym in the country.
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